Common Shortcuts Logic 9
Although almost all your keyboard shortcuts in Logic Pro 9 is configurable, here are some common shortcuts to get you started.
Most of this is also works for Logic Pro X.
Logic Pro 9 Shortcuts
Playback
| SPACE | Play/Stop |
| Shift+RETURN (Numpad) | Play from Selection (fn+Shift+RETURN on MacBook) |
| Ctrl+R | Record Enable Track |
| R | Record |
| M | Toggle Mute Clip |
| Ctrl+M | Toggle Mute Track |
| S | Solo Mode |
| Ctrl+S | Toggle Solo Track |
| , | Rewind |
| Shift+, | Fast Rewind |
| . | Forward |
| Shift+. | Fast Forward |
| Shift+RETURN | Go to Selection Start |
| Ctrl+, | Go to Previous Marker |
| Ctrl+. | Go to Next Marker |
| K | Toggle Metronome Clicks |
| C | Toggle Cycle Mode (Loop) |
If you want to resume playback from where the playhead is, press and hold the play button in the transport bar and deselect "Play Cycle".
Another way of doing this when "PlayCycle" is on, try to press .. twice [period]+[period] on the numeric keypad. If you are using a macbook, try [fn]+[cmd]+[enter].
Navigation, browsers and windows
| Alt+P | Project Settings |
| X | Toggle Mixer |
| W | Toggle Sample Editor |
| P | Toggle Piano Roll |
| S | Toggle Score |
| Y | Toggle Hyper Editor |
| E | Toggle Event List |
| G | Toggle Global Tracks |
| Alt+G | Configure Global Tracks |
| U | Toggle Signature List |
| B | Toggle Bin |
| O | Toggle Loop Browser |
| Alt+L | Toggle Library |
| Alt+C | Open Color Palette |
| F | Toggle File Browser |
| T | Toggle Tempo List |
| Alt+Cmd+T | Adjust Tempo Using Beat Detection |
| I | Toggle Inspector |
| V | Hide/Show All Plug-in Windows |
| Ctrl+K | Create Marker |
| Cmd+Return | Rename |
| L | Loop Regions/Folders on/off |
| Cmd+0 | Open Event List |
| Cmd+1 | Open Arrange |
| Cmd+2 | Open Mixer |
| Cmd+3 | Open Score |
| Cmd+4 | Open Transform |
| Cmd+5 | Open Hyper Editor |
| Cmd+6 | Open Piano Roll |
| Cmd+7 | Open Transport |
| Cmd+8 | Open Environment |
| Cmd+9 | Open Audio Bin |
| Cmd+W | Close Window |
| Cmd+B | Bounce |
| Shift+Cmd+M | Zoom Window |
| Shift+Cmd+I | Import Audio |
| Cmd+L | Learn New (for learning hardware controller signals) |
| Q | Quantize Selected Events |
| Left Arrow | Select Previous Region |
| Right Arrow | Select Next Region |
| Up Arrow | Select Previous Track |
| Down Arrow | Select Next Track |
| Option+Cmd+N | New Track |
| Cmd+D | New Track with Duplicate Settings |
| A | Hide/Show Track Automation |
| Cmd+F | Hide/Show Flex View |
| Shift+Cmd+R | Show File(s) in Finder |
Zoom Functions
| Ctr+Alt+Arrows | Zoom Functions |
| Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow | Zoom Horizontal Out |
| Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow | Zoom Horizontal In |
| Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow | Zoom Vertical Out |
| Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow | Zoom Vertical In |
| Z | Toggle Zoom to fit Selection or All Content |
| Ctrl+Alt+[+] | Waveform Vertical Zoom In |
| Ctrl+Alt+[-] | Waveform Vertical Zoom Out |
| Ctrl+Alt+W | Toggle Waveform Vertical Zoom |
Editing Functions
Things that will speed up your workflow.
| Shift+Alt+Drag | Set midi notes to same length |
| (set your own key label) | Forward by Transient (global) |
| (set your own key label) | Backward by Transient (global) |
| (set your own key label) | Go to Next Transient (Sample Edit Window) |
| (set your own key label) | Go to Previous Transient (Sample Edit Window) |
Remote Control
Sometimes it is useful to remotley control your DAW. Here are a few tools that can be helpful.
Apple Remote
- Rewind: Rewind
- Forward: Forward
- Play/Pause: Play or Stop
- +: Previous Track
- -: Next Track
- Menu: Record
- Rewind long-hold: Fast Rewind
- Forward long-hold: Fast Forward
iPhone Logic Remote Control Surface with TouchOSC
A great way of controlling Logic is with an iPhone using the TouchOSC App. Initially I had some problems to get this working because I was misled believing OSCulator was required. I'm very familiar with OSCulator and have used it with Wiimotes and other IR sensors for other purposes. For Logic Pro 9, forget OSCulator, you don't need it. TouchOSC contains a rather well working built-in layout for Logic Pro. This is how simple the set-up is.
- Search for TouchOSC in App Store (iPhone or iTunes)
- Click Buy (it's well worth it)
- Be sure that the computer you are working on is on the same wireless network as your iPhone
- Start Logic Pro 9
- Start the iPhone App
- Logic will ask if you want to add TouchOSC to the Control Surfaces Setup window, click on "Add"
- Make sure your computer is listed in TouchOSC under "Found Hosts" in the "Connections" section and that you are connected to it
- Select "LogicTouch" under the "Layout" section
If you want to create your own layouts, head over to HEXLER and download the Layout editor. I recommend using OSCulator to make all the keycode and MIDI routings. It's quite a lot of work so a good starting point is to look for OSCulator templates for TouchOSC is at this forum.
|•| – 2012-01-17